Mini monitor on shared peripheral bus

Abstract

A system with a main monitor for a host computer and a second, mini monitor for displaying a portion of the display normally intended for the main monitor. In one embodiment, the mini monitor is connected to the computer over a shared, peripheral bus, such as the universal serial bus (USB). The smaller size of the mini monitor and either compression or slower refresh rates allow it to be connected to the USB just like other peripheral devices.

1 . A monitor system comprising:
 a host computer;   a first monitor connected to said host computer;   a second monitor, smaller than said first monitor; and   a video driver in said host computer for providing a portion of a display on said first monitor to said second monitor.